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Altar Magazine, a forum for critical thought, coalition building,
artistic creativity, and activism, is kicking off its second issue.
With more pages and better print quality, this issue will feature
articles such as Myopia by Inga Muscio, Hajira: Part Two by Fawzia
Afzal-Khan, Arting Up the Revolution by Jonathan Culp, Concrete
Blonde Interview, Celie's Revenge: Hip-hop Betrays Black Women by
Jennifer McLune, No Justice No Peace: a critique within the peace
movement, Scott Heron Interview (Prefuse 73, Savath + Savalas) and
much more from writers and artists living all over the world.

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You can still get a copy of Issue One FEATURING...
Interviews with:
* Mr. Lif on the politics of hip-hop
* Sleater Kinney, ladymen in effect
* Elaine Brown and Constance Curry, two civil rights activists talk
about current politics
* shebang!, an all-girl breaking crew from Canada chat about being b-
girl pioneers
* Bitch & Animal, self-described tittie tribal hoe down funk

Articles:
* Before and After September 11th: Notes from an Anti-Racist,
Feminist Patriot by Zillah Eisenstein
* Justice is a Human Right, the struggle for prison reform by
Vanessa Filley
* A Look at the Emergence of Graffiti Culture by J. Jarosz
* Hajira: Part One, a short story about a friendship between two
Pakistani women struggling to define themselves within the confines of
their expected societal roles
AND MORE!!!

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Altar Magazine believes that problems are not monolithic, and neither
are solutions. It is imperative to have socially progressive women
and men fighting on all fronts of the movement whether that is anti-
racist work, feminism, anti-heterosexism, economic justice or any
other political action. Altar Magazine exists within a community that
is fragmented, but not broken. It exists in a time when coalition is
crucial and must be implemented.
We believe that the personal is political; therefore, all forms of
creativity are inherently political.
We want to create a space where critical thought and understanding
happen simultaneously. This is important because before we can
create social change we must be able to re-imagine communities that
foster difference. We must be able to take ownership of that which we
do not claim in order to effectively critique this oppressive system
that we know and perpetuate.
Social change is not momentous. It is a process. Our hope is that
each individual recognizes his or her place within this system of
change.